Event 21a77e2b-38e7-4f6b-a97d-55088d3f12fa

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: InfoOps Country: Russia Country: Latvia Country: Lithuania Country: Estonia Country: Ukraine Country: Czechia Country: Australia

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/irina-kopanytsia_russian-stat...

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Event Time

7mo ago

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1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Russian State-Backed Fund Aids Spies, Criminals, and Propagandists Abroad

Short Summary: Russian state fund Pravfond exposed for aiding espionage, sabotage, and pro-Kremlin propaganda across Baltic states and beyond.

Description

Leaked documents reveal the Russian state-backed Pravfond has, for over a decade, supported Russian intelligence operations, espionage, sabotage, and disinformation in the Baltics and other countries. The fund, under humanitarian guise, provided grants to spies, criminals, pro-Russian militants, and funded pro-Kremlin propaganda operations including legal defenses for individuals charged with espionage and sabotage, and disinformation campaigns across Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.

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Russian State-Backed Fund Aids Spies, Criminals, and Propagandists Abroad

But leaked internal emails, obtained by Danish broadcaster DR and shared with OCCRP and other partners, reveal its true role: advancing Kremlin interests abroad through funding spies, pro-Russian militants, and propaganda.

Baltic states and Ukraine are among its main targets. Around 20% of its known grants were directed to Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia

Estonia’s internal security agency KAPO described Pravfond as an ‘extension of Russian intelligence’ that manages Russian diasporas abroad.

Latvian security director Normunds Mežviets said many Pravfond affiliates present themselves as scholars or legal advocates while working directly for Russian intelligence

In Latvia, the fund helped Sergei Sidorov, a taxi driver convicted of spying for Russia and attempting sabotage. Pravfond paid €5,000 for his defense.

The leaked archive reveals cases like Alexander Franchetti, who in 2014 organized a paramilitary unit aiding Russian forces in Crimea ... Czech authorities charged him with espionage and sabotage.

Pravfond has also supported disinformation campaigns, such as funding a history textbook justifying Soviet occupation of Lithuania and sponsoring pro-Kremlin Tg channels and media outlets.

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Source

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/irina-kopanytsia_russian-state-backed-fund-aids-spies-criminals-activity-7332260334289801216-tFtz

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